February 18, 2016 Purpose unclear. Why are the FBI *really* trying to subvert encryption? Tim cook says Apple will fight a federal order to help the FBI hack an iPhone. Â An earlier version of this page has…
April 5, 2012 An OP-ED by Richard Clarke on China http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/opinion/how-china-steals-our-secrets.html This is better written than most ‘chicken little’ pieces, but please can we have ‘history’ of how most nations, including the USA, have…
March 6, 2012 Naval War College uses Russian software for iPad course material http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20120305_6368.php The Navy’s premier institution for developing senior strategic and operational leaders started issuing students Apple iPad tablet computers equipped with GoodReader software in…
February 8, 2012 Upside and downside: How I hate Journalists http://compliancesearch.com/compliancex/insider-trading/senate-votes-to-ban-insider-trading-by-its-members/ And this doesn’t actually stop them form making use of ‘insider information’ they just have to declare it within 30 days. No, wait,…
January 25, 2012 “Cybercrime” is still Crime and “Cyberfraud” is still Fraud http://www.techsecuritytoday.com/index.php/our-contributors/michael-vizard/entry/lifting-the-veil-on-cybercrime This says it all: At the end of the day, cybercriminal activity is not all that different from more traditional forms of organized…
November 30, 2011 Doubts about “Defense in Depth” Â So to have great (subjective) protection your layered protection and controls have to be “bubbled” as opposed to linear (to slow down or impede…
May 28, 2010 “Impact” is not a Metric I never like to see the term ‘impact’. Its not a metric. I discuss how length, temperature, weight, are metrics whereas speed, acceleration, entropy…
April 28, 2009 Swine Flu Issues – insufficient discrimination The trouble with some people is that they make some deceptively reasonable comments that don’t stand up under critical analysis  With an ailing economy…
